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Public Safety Committee advances bill to limit city cooperation with immigration enforcement
Summary
The Baltimore City Council Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 to advance Bill 26-0144, "Safe Spaces and Communities," approving sponsor amendments and an added amendment that bars use of city-owned spaces for immigration enforcement without a valid permit. The measure will move on for further Council consideration.
The Baltimore City Council Public Safety Committee voted to advance Bill 26-0144, titled "Baltimore City policies and procedures, Safe Spaces and Communities," after approving sponsor amendments and an additional change restricting use of city property for immigration enforcement, Chair Mark Conway said.
The measure, which Conway described as aimed at protecting the city’s growing immigrant community, passed the committee 5-0 with Councilmembers McCrae and Sliper recorded as absent. Conway said the policy is intended to ensure "the city and all of our resources do not go towards aiding, abetting ... activity ... out of ICE." (Mark Conway, Chair, Public…
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